Butter-tub, &amp;c.



No. 693217. Patented nuV 11,1902,

H. w. BELDSMEIER.

BUTTER Tus, aw.

' (Application nledzmne 12,- 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES HENRY W. BELDSMEIER, OF ST'. LOUIS,'MISSOURI.

BUTTER-TUB, sw.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 693,217, dated February 11, 1902.

Application fled June l2, 1901. Serial No. 64,233. CNO model.)

To all whom it may col/werfe.-

Beit known that I, HENRY W. BELDSMEIER,

` a citizen of the United States, residing at St.

, thus forming air-spaces under and around.

Louis, Missouri,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Butter-Tubs and the Li ke, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of the novel'features herein shown, described, and claimed.-

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a buttertub or the like constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention. Fig. 2.is 'a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is al vertical section. Fig..4L is a view showing the means of fastening the cover. Fig. 5 is a View analogous to Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale, showing a bayonet-joint and lock, the other parts being broken away. Fig. 6 is a plan of the lockingdevice in its unlocked or open position. Fig. 7 is a view analogous to Fig. 6 and showing the parts in their locked positions. Fig. 8 shows one of the bayonetjoints which has no' lock on'an enlarged Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional detail` scale. of the inner cover. Fig.10 Vis a horizontal section showing a modied construction of the tub, parts being broken away.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the tub has staves 11, the bottom 12, andthe outer hoops 13. A cross 14. is placed upon the bottom 12 to support the lining 15.

11, and the lining 15 lrests against these ribs,

the liningthat is, between the lining and the bottom of the tub. The cover 17 closes the lining, and the handle 18 is attached to this cover. The cover 19 closes the body of the tub, and the hoop or flange 2O of this cover has portions bent outwardly to form the ears 2l,arranged suitable distancesapart, and the slots 2 2 extend 'horizontally from the ears all in the same direction. The upper hoop of the tub is metal, and the pins 23 extend outwardly from this hoop in position to extend into the ears 2l when the cover is placed in position, and kwhen the cover is slightly rotated the pins pass into the slots 22, thus forming a bayonet-joint connection between the tub and the cover. The spring- Ribs 16 are. fastened against the inner faces of the staves strap 21is attached to the ange 2O andv operates in the horizontal slot 25 in one of the ears 21 and has an opening 26 to receive one of the pins 23. The button 27 is attached to the iange 20 in position toengage'the free end of the strap, -and one end of said button is adapted to hold the strap locked with the pin and the other en'd of said button is adapted to hold the strap unlocked. The'screw 28 is A screw-seated in the handle 18, and the washer or plate29 is fastened to the head of the screw above the handle. An opening 30 is formed through the -cover 19 in vertical alinelnent with the screw 28 and to receive the head, so that when all the parts are in position a screwdriver inay be inserted through the opening 30` to operate the screw 28 to force the plate 29 upwardlyv against the lower face of the cover 19 and hold the cover 17 and the lining 15 in position.

In Fig. 10 the tub is shown made up of alternate thick and thin staves, thus producing'air-spaces around the lining without the use of-the ribs 16. Y Y If preferred, vertical ribs orblocks' may be used instead of the ribs 16. In any event the lining is removable. If desired, water, ice, or sawdust or-,other suitable illingmay be placed in the air-space around the lining.

I prefer to make the body of the tub of wood and the lining of granite-iron.

The tub may b e used for shipping butter f or oysters or other similar purposes.

I claim-- 1. In a butter-tub or the like, a main body,

a removable lining mounted in the main body with air-spaces around the lining, a removable cover for the lining, a removable cover for the main body, means of securing the body-cover rigidly in position and adjustable means of securing the lining and lining-cover rigidly in position, said means being adj ustable after the body-cover is4 secured in posi'- tion, substantially as specified.

2. In a butter-tub or the like, a'main body, l

`a removable lining mounted in the main body with air-spaces around the lining, a removable cover for the lining, a removable cover for the main body, means of securing the body-cover rigidly in position and adjustable said screw to engage the bod y-GO-V'ei', substand means of securing the lining and lining-cover tieily as specified. l rigidly in position, said means being adjust- Y able after the body-cover is secured in posi- K HENRY W BELDSMEIER' 5 tion, said means consisting of a screw seated Witnesses:

in the lining-cover in alinement with an open- JOSEPH VHELESS, in in the body-cover and a plate fixed on SEMER G. WELLS. 

